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Claude 3 Haiku vs Gemma 2 27B

Claude 3 Haiku and Gemma 2 27B are closely matched at -1.2 and -0.5 on the LLM Stats Score.

Anthropic · Google · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude 3 Haiku and Gemma 2 27B are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at -1.2 and -0.5.

The models split the 6 individual benchmarks reported for both models evenly.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude 3 Haiku

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.25/M input and $1.25/M output

Choose Gemma 2 27B

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jun 2024
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude 3 Haiku
Anthropic
Gemma 2 27B
Google
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
-1.2
#318
-0.5
#313
Reasoning
-1.3
#311
-0.9
#310
Coding
0.7
#225
-7.9
#249
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
3 of 6
3 of 6
Input price
$0.25 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.25 / M
— / M
Context window
200,000
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Claude 3 Haiku
Gemma 2 27B
Math
4.7#271
-0.3#287
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

10 reported for Claude 3 Haiku · 16 for Gemma 2 27B

6 shared

Claude 3 Haiku outperforms in 3 benchmarks (ARC-C, GSM8k, HumanEval), while Gemma 2 27B is better at 2 benchmarks (HellaSwag, MATH).

Claude 3 Haiku has a slight edge in benchmark performance.

Mon Aug 31 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Claude 3 Haiku specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude 3 Haiku specifies output context (200,000 tokens).

Anthropic
Claude 3 Haiku
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Google
Gemma 2 27B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Aug 31 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude 3 Haiku supports multimodal inputs, whereas Gemma 2 27B does not.

Claude 3 Haiku can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude 3 Haiku

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemma 2 27B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3 Haiku is licensed under a proprietary license, while Gemma 2 27B uses Gemma.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude 3 Haiku

Proprietary

Closed source

Gemma 2 27B

Gemma

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Haiku was released on 2024-03-13, while Gemma 2 27B was released on 2024-06-27.

Gemma 2 27B is 4 months newer than Claude 3 Haiku.

Claude 3 Haiku

Mar 13, 2024

2.5 years ago

Gemma 2 27B

Jun 27, 2024

2.2 years ago

3mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude 3 Haiku and Gemma 2 27B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3 Haiku vs Gemma 2 27B.

Which is better, Claude 3 Haiku or Gemma 2 27B?

Claude 3 Haiku and Gemma 2 27B are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at -1.2 and -0.5. Claude 3 Haiku is made by Anthropic and Gemma 2 27B is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude 3 Haiku compare to Gemma 2 27B in benchmarks?

Claude 3 Haiku scores ARC-C: 89.2%, GSM8k: 88.9%, HellaSwag: 85.9%, DROP: 78.4%, HumanEval: 75.9%. Gemma 2 27B scores ARC-E: 88.6%, HellaSwag: 86.4%, BoolQ: 84.8%, TriviaQA: 83.7%, Winogrande: 83.7%.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3 Haiku and Gemma 2 27B?

Claude 3 Haiku supports 200K tokens and Gemma 2 27B supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude 3 Haiku and Gemma 2 27B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (-1.2 vs -0.5), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Gemma). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude 3 Haiku and Gemma 2 27B?

Claude 3 Haiku is developed by Anthropic and Gemma 2 27B is developed by Google.

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